American College Of Physicians Sites Implications Of Rising Cost Of Medical Education And Resulting Debt Burden

Revisions recently made by Congress to the economic hardship definition in the ‘College Cost Reduction and Access Act’ (H.R. 2669) will deter physicians from pursuing careers in primary care or practicing in underserved areas, said David C. Dale, MD, FACP, president of the American College of Physicians (ACP), in letters to congressional committee leaders involved in the legislation. ACP represents 124,000 internal medicine physicians, residents and medical student members. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Medical Students on October 10th, 2007